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Location: Northwest Florida in the
Panhandle bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Liberty, Wakulla and
Gulf Counties. |
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Population: 11,057 (Census 2000) Area: 1,037.48 Square Miles Land Area: 544.34 Square Miles Water Area: 493.14 Square Miles County Seat: Apalachicola |
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Average temperature: January - 53.7 degrees, August - 81.7 degrees.
Average rainfall: 58.36
History: Franklin County was established from a portion of Escambia County in 1832 and named for Benjamin Franklin. Spanish explorer Panfilo de Narvaez visited the area near present-day Apalachicola in 1527. In 1845 Dr. John Gorrie of Apalachicola built the first ice-making machine.
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